Firearms Training

Recently I set out to find where the firearms industry was at regarding training in Virtual Reality (VR). I'm not interested in gun collection games or zombie shoot-em-ups, I'm talking about something that can add to (but not replace) live fire and dry fire reps.
The last … [Read more...]

The Bill Drill. Originally developed by Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat, it's my go-to concealed carry drill. It tests almost everything you need to be proficient at for concealed carry. The only one better is the El Presidente. Simply put, the drill is draw and fire 6 on target … [Read more...]

PROVO, UTAH – November 14, 2018 – Action Target Inc., the leading manufacturer of modern shooting ranges, steel targets and shooting supplies, has developed the AutoTargets Bullet Trap Lifter (BTL) to provide an improved method of training for military and law enforcement in … [Read more...]

Train Smarter
Dry-fire practice is important. Having a better widget to train your trigger press through dry-fire practice has arrived and it's called the Slideblok.
When training experienced shooters at Willapa Firearms Training, I find that the number one failure of the … [Read more...]

SIRT is an acronym for Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger. As the name suggests, the trigger of the SIRT emulates the trigger pull of the Glock after which it is modeled, but after the the pull has been completed, the trigger “resets” as though a round was cycled.
The SIRT Pocket … [Read more...]

Recently I got into a debate among tactical professionals about training techniques. I was arguing that certain handgun skills needed to be trained at distance(greater than 20 meters). Their argument back was basically “What distance does the average gunfight happen at?” and I … [Read more...]

Firearm safety is a fundamental thing we should talk about whenever firearms are around. It can get boring if we do this by saying the same words over and over in a mantra of protection.
Rule One: All guns are always loaded.
Rule Two: Never let the muzzle cover anything … [Read more...]